Name: Instructor: Course: Date: Fish Cheeks What does Amy Tan’s mother mean when she says that your only shame is to have shame? Amy’s mother advised her daughter that there is nothing wrong with one being different from the other people around her. She asks her daughter not to be embarrassed about being a Chinese, but instead embrace her culture and race without having any fears about what other people think. She also advises Amy that despite wanting to be like the American girls, she must always remember to remain Chinese inside (Tan 95). Tan is very nervous about the encounter between her family and Robert’s. What do you really think she’s afraid of? Tan was nervous because she...
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